Another call revolves around winger Tom Ince, who is fit again after missing three games with a hamstring injury. Does the summer recruit return at Wednesday or will Rowett plump for another option?

As always, we will bring you all the latest Stoke City news and opinion throughout the day. We would also like to hear from you, so please send us your views via our Stoke City Facebook and Twitter accounts.

21:38Peter Smith

FINAL SCORE: Aston Villa 0 Stoke City u23s 3

Close range finishes from Ollie Shenton and James Jennings and a late own goal from Jake Walker made it a good night for Stoke’s youngsters (plus Charlie Adam and Moritz Bauer) at Aston Villa.

20:43Peter Smith

GOAL! Aston Villa 0 Stoke City 2 - James Jennings

Another good move from Stoke and James Jennings caps his promotion to the under-23s with a goal from the bench.

Danny Jarvis swung in a cross from the left and Jennings was on hand to poke it into the net.

It’s his debut at this level. He doesn’t turn 18 until later this month.

20:36Peter Smith

13 free agents: would you take any at Stoke City?

Deadline day has been and gone, twice, but West Brom have today still added Wes Hoolihan to their squad as Darren Moore tries to manoeuvre towards promotion.

We’ve put together a list of remaining free agents. Do any of these fellas tick your box?

Aston Villa 0 Stoke 0

3 | Calls for a penalty as Pemberton falls under a challenge by Revan. Nothing given.

6 | Stoke win their first corner of the game. Adam’s corner comes to nothing.

19:02Peter Smith

Aston Villa 0 Stoke 0

18:43Peter Smith

Bonus for the transfer kitty?

18:40Peter Smith

The Championship so far: the insiders' view

Reporters across the division have been taking a look at what’s caught their eye so far this season.

Here’s a sample...

Birmingham reporter Shane Ireland was asked, who is top of the flops?

I can see this answer being popular - Stoke. I had some reservations about Gary Rowett being able to handle the pressure of managing a side expected to be successful, but Stoke’s transfer window seemed to all but set up a positive campaign.

They have the players to do well at this level but seem to be conceding preventable goals which is unusual for a Rowett side.

Aston Villa v Stoke under-23s - kick-off 7pm

We’ll have team news coming up shortly. Will Moritz Bauer or Charlie Adam feature for the youth team again?

17:55Peter Smith

This week's Mike Pejic column

Stoke need to pick up some momentum, says Pej.

It’s not too late for Stoke City to start winning like a top-six team... but they’ve got to get their act together quick.

I’ve been looking at the Championship table over the past couple of seasons and it shows you can afford a poor start in the first five games, but you’ve got to start flexing your muscles in the next six.

After five games last season, promoted duo Wolves and Cardiff were fourth and first respectively, while play-off finishers Middlesbrough were ninth, Derby 12th, Fulham 14th and Aston Villa, like Stoke now, 18th.

But after 11 games, Villa were up to seventh after moving from five points to 19, while Fulham (eventually promoted) were up to 10th, Middlesbrough were 11th and Derby 13th.

Stoke City fans setting off to walk to Sheffield Wednesday, dressed as nurses, in support of Paul Harris. (Image: Mark Harris)

17:41Peter Smith

A miserable anniversary

It was on this day in 1889 that Stoke suffered their worst ever defeat, going down 10-0 at Preston North End.

Here’s the report in that evening’s Sentinel.

17:03Peter Smith

Injury set-back for Sheff Wed striker

Sheffield Wednesday striker Sam Winnall has suffered another set back on his recovery from injury.

The 27-year-old suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury while on loan at Derby County under Gary Rowett last season.

Winnall had scored six goals in 18 appearances, mostly as a substitute. He only featured in the starting XI on seven occasions.

The striker returned to Hillsborough was closing in on a return to action.

However, Wednesday boss Jos Luhukay has confirmed that Winnall has suffered a separate problem with his calf.

“Two weeks ago we had a very positive situation, but then he felt his calf,” Luhukay told the Sheffield Star.

He added: “He has been two weeks not training with the team.

“Every day he has treatment from our medical team and physios but it takes time before he can come back on the field for training with us.”

Richard Keogh (L) and Sam Winnall (R) of Derby County celebrate with Johnny Russell after he scores the winning goal during the Championship match between Derby County and Burton Albion on December 2, 2017. (Image: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

16:59Peter Smith

Stoke fans asked to join in tribute to Sheffield Wednesday supporter

Supporters of both sides are expected to be on their feet in the 17th minute at Hillsborough tomorrow in honour of Oliver Rains, a passionate 17-year-old Wednesday fan, who had a long battle with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), died on Wednesday morning.

Peter Crouch in action on a preview of Fifa 19, which will be released by EA Sports this month.

15:49Peter Smith

Train bosses warn of disruption

Northern Rail have sent out a Tweet warning: “If you are going to Sheffield Wednesday v Stoke on Saturday, please plan ahead as our services will be affected by RMT strike action.”

They add in a statement: “This Saturday, September 15 - the third Saturday of RMT strike action - we are operating a reduced timetable with very few trains running before 9am and after 6pm.

“We expect to run around 30% of services and all customers are advised to plan carefully if they intend to travel on the rail network.

“Unfortunately, on some routes, we aren’t able to run services, while others have a limited service. On those routes where we are able to operate trains, we expect all services to be extremely busy. We also have replacement bus services available on some routes where trains aren’t running.”